I started on the FIAP Distinction trail in 2010 and when I entered some images in the GB Small Print Championship and managed to gain a number of acceptances, I started to see if I could achieve my AFIAP.  That became my project for 2011 and I have been submitting to salons on a regular basis ever since.

Thankfully I have been lucky enough to have my work feature amongst the awards in a number of salons, and so rather then keep posting in my blog I have put this gallery together which features my images that have received awards.

 Received Awards

FIAP Blue Badge/Best Author (x1)PSA Gold Medal (x4)
FIAP Gold Medal (x 2)PSA Silver Medal (x2)
 PSA Bronze Medal (x2)
FIAP Bronze Medal (x2)PSA Honorable Mention (x1)
FIAP Ribbon (x6) 
FIAP Honourable Mention (x13)London Salon Medal (x1)
UPI Gold Medal (x1) 
UPA Silver Medal (x1)Salon Medal (x6)
AFFR Gold Medal (x1)Judges Medal (x2)
FFS Gold Medal (x1) 
RPS Silver Medal (x1)Salon Praise/Honorable Mention (x2)
RPS Ribbon (x1) 

Awarded Images

Artistic nude photographer - artistic nude photography
  • Portrait Photography - Portrait Photographer -
  • artistic nude photography - artistic nude photographer -
  • dance photographer - dance photography - in the mono synchronized bathing practice
    Richard Spurdens Photography – Synchronized bathing practice
  • fashion photography - fashion photographer - colour image of model seated on a wooden chair wearing an white top and pants looking off into the distance
    Richard Spurdens Photography – In contemplation
  • spotting a square landing
  • balance and poise
  • EFIAP silver kapow
  • Portrait Photography - Portrait Photographer - a portrait image with the model on the rhs of the image she has blue eyes and looking directly into the lens - the overall colour grading gives this image a cool look
    Richard Spurdens Photography – Cool stare
  • Fashion Photography - Fashion Photographer - red dress and black gloves
    Richard Spurdens Photography – Holly red dress
  • arching form
  • Sports Photography - Sports Photographer - a tough guy competitior runing across the water trap with lots of smoke in the background
    Richard Spurdens Photography – Sports photography
  • Dance Photography - Dance Photographer - contemporary dance shapes
    Contemporary Dance shapes
  • portait photography - portrait photographer - head shot
    Richard Spurdens Photography – portrait series
  • Portrait Photography - Portrait Photographer -curves in profile
    Richard Spurdens Photography – Curves in Profile
  • black and white geometry to mood

Count

To date my count stands at 481 acceptances from 172 images, 74 salons from 23 countries & 35 awards from 21 different images

Distinctions

  • AFIAP- June 2012
  • EFIAP – June 2013